Sundt’s El Paso transportation team honored for their work on TxDOT’s I-10 Connect project.
El Paso, Texas (June 13, 2023) – Sundt Construction’s I-10 Connect team, led by Project Executive Rudy Elias, was recently honored with the “We Build Texas” award in the construction category.
“It’s a privilege to receive the We Build Texas award for our work on I-10 Connect,” said Mark Soyster, Sundt Area Manager. “We are proud of the team for their collaboration with TxDOT to address traffic issues while also protecting the cultural artwork in this area.”
The $100 million highway reconstruction project added connectors to a series of highway interchanges along the I-10, I-110, US 54, and State Loop 375 corridors, improving connectivity on the existing roadway network. The design, environmental considerations, and construction in a constrained area near the largest U.S./Mexico Port of Entry required intricate synchronization and cross-country collaboration.
The project expanded US 54, I-10, I-110, and US 62, and included eight bridge replacements, one railroad overpass, five bridge widenings, and two new direct connectors. The project also widened I-110, provided separate truck lanes for southbound traffic going to Mexico, and provided multi-modal improvements along US 62, which has more than 1 million pedestrian crossings per year.
Sundt was challenged with minimizing interference with international traffic at the second busiest inland port in the state and worked within a very constrained area surrounded by businesses, residents, schools, a church, a zoo and a state park. In addition to traffic improvements, the project team also worked to preserve culturally significant landmarks, such as the city’s first Hispanic school in the neighborhood park during the demolition and new construction of bridges.
The I-10 Connect project has received multiple awards, including the 2023 AGC Build America Award and the TxDOT Environmental Achievement award in 2019. During the past decade, Sundt has completed millions of dollars’ worth of construction in the El Paso region. Its GO 10 collector-distributor lanes project completed in 2019 has been awarded numerous awards, including the prestigious Build America Award, honoring the construction industry’s most impressive construction projects. The company has offices in El Paso, Dallas and San Antonio and over $3 billion of past work throughout Texas.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. (www.sundt.com) is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. The 133-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete, and renewable power work and is owned entirely by its approximately 2,000-plus employees. Sundt is distinguished by its diverse capabilities and experience, unique employee-ownership culture, and depth of self-perform expertise in nine major trades. Much of Sundt’s workforce is comprised of skilled craft professionals who, together with the company’s administrative employees, enable Sundt to fulfill its mission to be the most skilled builder in America. Sundt has 12 offices throughout California, Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, Portland-metro, and Utah and is currently ranked the country’s 62nd largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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